Catherine Newman

Catherine Newman is the author of the memoirs Catastrophic Happiness and Waiting for Birdy, and the blog Ben and Birdy. She is also the etiquette columnist for Real Simple magazine and a regular contributor to such publications as the New York Times, O, The Oprah Magazine, The Boston Globe, and many others. Her first middle-grade novel, One Mixed-Up Night, will be published in 2017. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts with her family.